Comments on: The Feedburner Myth http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html Sciencetext Tech Talk, PC tips, blog hacks, browsing, blogging, social media Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:01:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html/comment-page-3#comment-89280 David Bradley Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:28:04 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html#comment-89280 Well, since June, this site has had a couple of big traffic spikes due to social bookmarking of an item on hacking XP and some others and feedcount has risen sharply peaking earlier this week at about 314. With the recent flurry of Google Chrome activity and my reviewing that piece of software/pseudo-OS I anticipate a few more readers will join the community in coming days. Well, since June, this site has had a couple of big traffic spikes due to social bookmarking of an item on hacking XP and some others and feedcount has risen sharply peaking earlier this week at about 314. With the recent flurry of Google Chrome activity and my reviewing that piece of software/pseudo-OS I anticipate a few more readers will join the community in coming days.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html/comment-page-3#comment-70195 David Bradley Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:33:48 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html#comment-70195 Sig Figs has been hovering above the 200 subscriber-mark for a few weeks now. Not sure we're ever going to break into the big time, but you never know... Sig Figs has been hovering above the 200 subscriber-mark for a few weeks now. Not sure we’re ever going to break into the big time, but you never know…

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html/comment-page-2#comment-44619 David Bradley Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:55:12 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html#comment-44619 Exactly right Sonia. Yesterday (Feb 22) was a case in point absolutely everyone was showing a huge dip. Not that I was fastidiously checking or anything, honest... db Exactly right Sonia. Yesterday (Feb 22) was a case in point absolutely everyone was showing a huge dip. Not that I was fastidiously checking or anything, honest…

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]]> By: Sonia Simone http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html/comment-page-2#comment-44559 Sonia Simone Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:29:51 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html#comment-44559 I had to limit myself to checking twice a month, on about the 1st and about the 15th, to keep from driving myself completely out of my mind. To be most accurate, I should probably do a three-day check at those times, and track the average. But I just check it on a weekday some time around that point. It's a useful thing to check as a trend, but not useful at all day to day. <em>Sonia Simone's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheRemarkableCommunicationBlog/~3/238984417/giving-your-rea.html' rel="nofollow">Giving Your Readers a Break</a></em> I had to limit myself to checking twice a month, on about the 1st and about the 15th, to keep from driving myself completely out of my mind.

To be most accurate, I should probably do a three-day check at those times, and track the average. But I just check it on a weekday some time around that point. It’s a useful thing to check as a trend, but not useful at all day to day.

Sonia Simone’s last blog post..Giving Your Readers a Break

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html/comment-page-2#comment-41356 David Bradley Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:20:35 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html#comment-41356 Weekends are usually the low point of the week, total lack of people ping their feed readers cos they're doing something far more interesting than reading my blog ;-) db Weekends are usually the low point of the week, total lack of people ping their feed readers cos they’re doing something far more interesting than reading my blog ;-)

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]]> By: rob http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html/comment-page-2#comment-41123 rob Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:11:27 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html#comment-41123 Ive seen this too David. Have you noticed too that over the weekend especially it usually drops off as well? Im not overly bothered these days, I cant seem to get beyond the 200 + or - mark! Maybe I need to blog more or get out more, or hey, buy myself a dog even :D <em>rob's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/yackyack/~3/223923333/' rel="nofollow">Writing or Buying Paid Posts</a></em> Ive seen this too David.

Have you noticed too that over the weekend especially it usually drops off as well?

Im not overly bothered these days, I cant seem to get beyond the 200 + or – mark!

Maybe I need to blog more or get out more, or hey, buy myself a dog even :D

rob’s last blog post..Writing or Buying Paid Posts

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html/comment-page-2#comment-40532 David Bradley Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:22:18 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html#comment-40532 Having said all that, I was pleased to see Sig Figs subscribers reach a new peak today...176 ;-) db Having said all that, I was pleased to see Sig Figs subscribers reach a new peak today…176 ;-)

db

]]> By: ChemSpiderMan http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html/comment-page-1#comment-40468 ChemSpiderMan Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:53:45 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html#comment-40468 Your post prompted me to look at ChemSpider stats. It's over 400 readers. I check so infrequently I had to figure out the password. I used to check Alexa regularly but so much checking was such a waste of time...I got clear with I am not writing for stats but because I want to. Your post prompted me to look at ChemSpider stats. It’s over 400 readers. I check so infrequently I had to figure out the password. I used to check Alexa regularly but so much checking was such a waste of time…I got clear with I am not writing for stats but because I want to.

]]> By: David Bradley http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html/comment-page-1#comment-40419 David Bradley Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:50:24 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html#comment-40419 Exactly right Hsien. I just checked, Snarfer accounts for less than 600 readers, which is about a fifth of the total subscribers for Sciencebase. db Exactly right Hsien. I just checked, Snarfer accounts for less than 600 readers, which is about a fifth of the total subscribers for Sciencebase.

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]]> By: Hsien Lei http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html/comment-page-1#comment-40395 Hsien Lei Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:38:40 +0000 http://www.sciencetext.com/the-feedburner-myth.html#comment-40395 So that's the secret to Sciencebase's incredible feed subscription numbers.... I always have a giggle when someone mentions losing a reader or three based on feedburner stats. As you said, they provide the gist of a blog's performance but they are not precise AT ALL. <em>Hsien Lei's last blog post..<a href='http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EyeOnDna/~3/230215357/' rel="nofollow">Genetic Testing for Psychiatric Diseases</a></em> So that’s the secret to Sciencebase’s incredible feed subscription numbers….

I always have a giggle when someone mentions losing a reader or three based on feedburner stats. As you said, they provide the gist of a blog’s performance but they are not precise AT ALL.

Hsien Lei’s last blog post..Genetic Testing for Psychiatric Diseases

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